Mar. 6 |
What truly terrifying
is not the terrifying,
but the absence of mindfulness.
– Wuyoukongbu
Many years ago, during one of those aimless holiday night rides with a biking buddy, we zipped up and down a popular stretch of a nearby beach. We were cycling...

Feb. 20 |
While rebirth occurs gradually
from life to life,
rebirth occurs swiftly
from moment to moment too.
– Ignoramusan
In the 12 links of dependent origination (十二因缘) which explain how rebirth occurs, ignorance (无明) is the root cause. How did...

Feb. 12 |
[Y]ou can say the laws are the work of ‘God’,
but that is more a definition of ‘God’
than a proof of his existence.
– Stephen Hawking
In the famous avowed atheist scientist Stephen Hawking’s posthumous book ‘Brief...

Jan. 29 |
On eight worldly conditions
which obsess the world
and round which it revolves:
gain and loss, status and disgrace,
blame and praise, pleasure and pain.
– Śākyamuni Buddha
(Lokavipatti Sutta)
As summarised from the Lokavipatti Sutta…
How Ordinary...

Jan. 23 |
Undefiled by the stains of the superstitions of the eight worldly concerns, may I, by perceiving all phenomena as illusory, be released from the bondage of attachment.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’...

Jan. 16 |
In short, both directly and indirectly, do I offer every happiness and benefit to all my mothers. I shall secretly take upon myself all their harmful actions and suffering.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’...

Dec. 26 |
Whenever I see beings who are wicked in nature, and overwhelmed by violent negative actions and suffering, I shall hold such rare ones dear, as if I had found a precious treasure.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought...